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Court Records Preservation Pioneers: Martha Woodroof Hiden ArchivesConservationThe Stacks

Court Records Preservation Pioneers: Martha Woodroof Hiden

The naming of the local history and genealogy reading room at Newport News Public Library after Martha Woodroof Hiden is well deserved. Born in Orange…
Eddie Woodward
Eddie WoodwardJanuary 18, 2017
Forged in Print: The Shenandoah Iron Works’ Riverside Newspapers

Forged in Print: The Shenandoah Iron Works’ Riverside

"Who hath despised the day of small things?” read the motto of the Riverside, a company newspaper published in Shenandoah Iron Works (SIW), located in…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingJanuary 12, 2017
A Last Resort: Madison County Reenslavement Petitions Archives

A Last Resort: Madison County Reenslavement Petitions

In 1856, the General Assembly decided that free African Americans could petition their county or city court to be enslaved. These individuals had to be…
Cara Griggs
Cara GriggsJanuary 11, 2017
Mug Shot Monday: Willie Williams, No. 17280 Archives

Mug Shot Monday: Willie Williams, No. 17280

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Willie Williams’, the subject of this week’s post,…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanJanuary 9, 2017
Westmoreland County Cohabitation Registers Now Online ArchivesConservationThe Stacks

Westmoreland County Cohabitation Registers Now Online

Last summer, the Westmoreland County Circuit Court Clerk Gwynne Chatham contacted the Library of Virginia concerning old marriage records that staff discovered in her office.…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordJanuary 4, 2017
Happy New Year from the VNP! Newspapers

Happy New Year from the VNP!

The Virginia Newspaper Project hopes everyone had a happy New Year. The end of January 2017 marks the beginning of the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingJanuary 3, 2017
Here We Go A-Caroling Archives

Here We Go A-Caroling

The Out of the Box bloggers will be taking a break for the holidays, but we’ll be back in the new year! In the meantime,…
Claire Radcliffe
Claire RadcliffeDecember 21, 2016
Mug Shot Monday: William H. Oehlert, No. 11708 and 17831 Archives

Mug Shot Monday: William H. Oehlert, No. 11708 and 17831

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. William Oehlert had a lengthy criminal record,…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanDecember 19, 2016
Electoral College Digital Collection Released ArchivesDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

Electoral College Digital Collection Released

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of the Electoral College Digital Collection. The Library has a variety of records scattered across…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanDecember 15, 2016
Electronic Newspaper Resources from the LVA Digital ProjectsNewspapers

Electronic Newspaper Resources from the LVA

We often talk about Virginia Chronicle and Chronicling America here at the Newspaper Project, but the library subscribes to a number of other excellent online…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingDecember 15, 2016
Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941 ArchivesManuscripts & Special Collections

Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941

With those words, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. Millions of Americans learned about the attack and heard the president’s…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanDecember 7, 2016
Now on Virginia Chronicle: The Smithfield Times Digital ProjectsNewspapers

Now on Virginia Chronicle: The Smithfield Times

The Virginia Newspaper Project is delighted to announce the newest title, The Smithfield Times, available on Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s online digital newspaper database.With its first…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingNovember 30, 2016
Library Makes New Batch of Emails from Governor Timothy M. Kaine Administration Available Online ArchivesDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

Library Makes New Batch of Emails from Governor Timothy M. Kaine Administration Available Online

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of 10,441 emails from the administration of Governor Timothy M. Kaine (2006-2010). This latest batch…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanNovember 30, 2016
A Thanksgiving Message From the Virginia Newspaper Project Newspapers

A Thanksgiving Message From the Virginia Newspaper Project

From the Highland Recorder, November 28, 1947 Stay tuned for more blog posts and look for new content on Virginia Chronicle as we approach the…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingNovember 23, 2016
The Value of a Man: The Muse Brothers of Franklin County Archives

The Value of a Man: The Muse Brothers of Franklin County

People looked at the Muse Brothers, Georgie and Willie, and saw something different. Some saw objects of pity. Some saw objects of ridicule. Some saw…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksNovember 23, 2016
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